Rishabh Pant will lead Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021 instead of injured Shreyas Iyer.© BCCI/IPL
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting is satisfied that main the aspect within the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League will make swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant an excellent higher participant. Pant was named the captain of Delhi Capitals for the upcoming IPL after common skipper Shreyas Iyer was dominated out of the match after he injured his left shoulder through the recently-concluded England’s tour of India.
“Unlucky that Shreyas will miss the match, however trying ahead to seeing @RishabhPant17 seize his alternative. It is effectively deserved for his latest performances and he is coming in with a whole lot of confidence. I am satisfied captaincy will make him an excellent higher participant,” Ponting tweeted
Unlucky that Shreyas will miss the match, however trying ahead to seeing @RishabhPant17 seize his alternative. It is effectively deserved for his latest performances and he is coming in with a whole lot of confidence. I am satisfied captaincy will make him an excellent higher participant. https://t.co/tVqMnLt1Er
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) March 31, 2021
The highly-rated Pant has been in sensational type throughout codecs this 12 months. He performed match-winning knocks of 97 and unbeaten 89 within the third and the fourth Take a look at in opposition to Australia to assist India clinch the Border Gavaskar Trophy Down Below.
He adopted that up with a superb century in opposition to England within the fourth Take a look at in Ahmedabad, forcing the selectors to incorporate him within the white-ball squads.
Promoted
Making a comeback into the Indian white-ball aspect, Pant was promoted to No. 4 within the sequence in opposition to England, and the 23-year-old didn’t disappoint. He scored half centuries within the two ODIs he featured in.
This season will mark the wicketkeeper-batsman’s debut as IPL captain. Pant has led Delhi’s state staff up to now.
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